Cutting apparatus.



J. C. RUST. CUTTING APPARATUS. AP'PLIUATION FILED Nov.16, 1911.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOI-IN C. RUST, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CUTTING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. RUST, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Detroit, Tayne count-y, State of Michigan, have invented a new and useful Cutting fiipparatus, of which the following is a specification, such as will enable any one to understand and use the invention as herein described.

This invention relates to cutting apparatus, and more especially to that class thereof which is adapted to cut a leather belt or other piece of fabric into strips of narrower widths, and it has for one of its objects the provision of a device of this character comprising a knife which may be adjusted across the belt as well as vertically, and which acts in conjunction with a keeper whereby the belt or stock t-hat is to be cut may be maintained in proper relation to the cutting edge of the knife.

The invention has furthermore, for its object. the provision of improved means for adjustably maintaining said keeper in position relatively to the bed of the device or machine.

Further objects of the invention will hereinafter appear and be particularly deiined iu the claims.

The invention has been clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which similar characters denote similar parts, and

in which,

Figure 1 is a top view of a cutting apparatus embodying my invention; Fig. 2 is a front view thereof; Fig. 3 is a vertical crosssection on line 8 3 of Fig. 2, and, Fig. 4L is a similar section on line 4 4 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings, 10 denotes the base or bed of the machine having ways 10 at both sides of its top to receive for longitudinal adjustment thereon the movable elements of the machine. A flared-mouth stationary guide member 11 is secured to the left end of the bed, and is provided with a supporting ledge 11 on which the stock to be slitted is guided (in conjunction with an upper ledge 11,l between the top surface of the bed and the underside of a rod 12, the latter constituting a keeper whereby the stock is maintained in substantially flat position-at this point and more especially near the cutting edge of the knife.

The keeper 12 is vertically adjustable to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 16, 1911.

Patented June 18, 1912.

Serial No. 660,616.

provide for different thicknesses of stock which latter may consist of a flat leather belt or analogous article B and in order to prevent the stock from riding up I preferably employ a pair of fingers 13 which are adjustably secured to the keeper 12, rota tively as well as longitudinally, and which extend to each side of a knife-blade 14 vertically-adjustably held in a slide 15 which may be moved longitudinally of the bed and clamped in adjusted position by a setscrew 1G. The stock to be cut is placed with its left-hand margin contacting with the guide member 11 (see Figs. 1 and 2,) and the knife slide may be adjusted relatively to the latter with the aid of 4graduation marks on the bed, to be read in conjunction with an index mark on the slide.

The keeper 12 is mounted for vertical adjustment in hangers 17 and 1S, having screw-rods 19, 20 freely passing through lugs 21, 22 respectively of the guide member 11 and also of a support bracket 23 which is adjustable longitudinally of the bed similarly to the slide 15. Check nuts 24., 25 hold the rods firmly in position.

Any suit-able means may be employed for drawing the stock past the cutting knife, 0r this operation may be accomplished by hand, if desired.

I claim- 1. The combination-with a stationary bed having ways` of a flared -mouth margin guide secured to one end thereof and comprising a pair of ledges extending from one side thereof, a support bracket and a cutter slide independently movable on said ways, a cutter in said slide, a keeper extending longitudinally of the bed," adjustable means for holding said keeper'on said bracket, and independent means carried by said margin guide disposed on the side opposite to said ledges for adjustably supporting said keeper on said margin guide.

2. The combination with a stationary bed having ways, of a flared -mouth margin guide secured to one end thereof and comprising a pair of ledges extending from one side thereof, a support bracket and a cutterslide independently movable on said ways, a cutter in said slide, a keeper extending longitudinally of the bed, adjustable means for holding said keeper on said bracket, and independent means carried byv said margin guide disposed on the side opposite to said In testimony that claim the foregoing as ledges for adgustably supporting said keeper my own I have hereunto set my hand in the on said margln guide and a pan' of fingers presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

adjacent the opposite sides of the cutter and JOHN C. RUST. adjustable in a Vertical piane around said Titnessesr keeper for holding the stock to be out H. D. MAG DONALD,

against rising at that point. BEssIE COX.

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